Mr. McDowell invested $14,000 in equipment to print yearbooks for Ardrey Kell High School. Each yearbook costs $7 to print and s

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DENIUS [597]

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Mr. McDowell invested $14,000 in equipment to print yearbooks for Ardrey Kell High School. Each yearbook costs $7 to print and s

ells for $35. How many yearbooks must he sell before he breaks even?

Mathematics

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Feliz [49] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-09T13:15:22+03:00

Feliz [49]4 years ago

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14000+7x=35x (x being the number of books) solve for x and you have your answer. 14000=35x-7x=28x therefore x=14000/28=500 so he needs to sell 500 books before he breaks even.